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Implementation of 'improving the life chances of disabled people': Age Concern's response
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
'Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People' states that, by 2025, disabled people should have full opportunities and choices to improve their quality of life and be respected and included as equal members of society.
A sea of change in the teacup!
- Author:
- JONES Ray
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 13(4), August 2005, pp.2-5.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Considers five reports produced by the Government, which focus on disabled and older people, and which stretch across a wide continuum of perspectives and policy.
Change in self-related health and mortality among community-dwelling disabled older women
- Authors:
- HAN Beth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 45(2), April 2005, pp.216-221.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study assessed whether change in self-rated health is a stronger predictor of mortality than baseline self-rated health and the most recent self-rated health (prior to death or loss to follow-up) among disabled older women. The Women's Health and Aging Study examined disabled older women at baseline and every 6 months for 3 years. During the follow-up period, 253 out of the 905 examined participants died. Cox regression models with time-dependent covariates were used. After baseline characteristics were adjusted for, baseline self-rated health was not related to mortality. After covariates at the most recent observation and covariates measured only at baseline were controlled for, the most recent self-rated health was not associated with mortality either. After time-dependent covariates and covariates measured only at baseline were adjusted for, decline in self-rated health was significantly associated with increased mortality. Change in self-rated health is a stronger predictor of mortality than self-rated health at baseline and at the most recent observation. Older women with "fair" health are worse off if they are on a declining health trajectory than if their "fair" health is stable. Family caregivers and clinicians need to closely monitor change in self-rated health among disabled older women.
Postcards to God: exploring spiritual expression among disabled older adults
- Authors:
- BRENNAN Mark, LADITKA Sarah B., COHEN Amy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45(1/2), 2005, pp.203-222.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Postcards to God was a creative method to allow individuals to express their spirituality. The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of this innovative method. At a skilled nursing facility in a geriatric residence in the United States, 19 older disabled workshop participants created collage and message “Postcards to God,” and completed a brief survey. Postcard content and construction were coded and analyzed using qualitative methods around self-reports along two attitudinal dimensions: a) making a postcard to God; and b) level of religiousness. Spiritual and religious dimensions were related to postcard thematic content. Postcards were used for expressions of spirituality and prayer across all levels of self-reported religiousness. The Postcards project seems like useful way to facilitate spiritual expression. If validated in further study, this method may prove a useful way to promote spiritual expression in a variety of older and frail populations. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Care of Europe's older people
- Author:
- DAYE Gertaud
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.21-24.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This paper explores dignity from the viewpoint of older Europeans themselves. General recommendations concerning policies for older persons are considered together with commitments included in action plans on aging, in relation to the questions of to what extent these texts can be seen as a means to guarantee the dignity of the older person? The inter-relatedness of recommendations concerning health, labour market and those on social protection policies are stressed and the impact on the dignity of older citizens highlighted. The use of language is explored, as is the presentation of older persons in the media and advertising and the impact on dignity. The paper also questions whether dignity, or rather the loss of dignity, is experienced similarly by all groups of older persons. Is there a difference for men and women, for persons from ethnic minorities and for persons with a disability who are becoming old? Finally it considers what kind of care we want when we are old - how do we wish to be taken care of once we are no longer able to live fully independent lives in our own homes?
A population health perspective on disability and depression in elderly women and men
- Author:
- BOULD Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 17(2), 2005, pp.7-24.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Criticizes the narrow focus of the biomedical model of medical treatment for depression in the elderly and points to alternative policy approaches under the model of population health. This broader approach, together with a gender analysis, indicates a need for policies to prevent disability in late life and to alleviate existing disabilities by targeted exercise and practical self-help programs, as well as the provision of help in the home for disabled elderly women with depressive symptoms. For disabled elderly men with depressive symptoms, however, a more aggressive and comprehensive biomedical treatment is needed for better suicide prevention.
Educating for dignity: a multi-disciplinary workbook
- Author:
- DIGNITY AND OLDER EUROPEANS CONSORTIUM
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 93p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This study material was developed from an international research project 'Dignity and Older Europeans'. The material is derived from contributions from older people; health and social care professionals and other members of the public in the six countries which took part in the research UK (England and Wales), France, Ireland, Spain, Sweden and Slovakia. The learning activites are presented in four sections: Old Age - what does it mean?; Understanding Dignity; Dignity in care; and The impact of the system. Each section includes narratives based around the key themes that emerged from the study. The concluding section offers a brief discussion of the exercises and provides an overview of the main findings.
Dignity and the older European: policy recommendations
- Authors:
- EDGAR Andrew, NORDENFELT Lennart
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 6(2), July 2005, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
The Dignity and Older Europeans Research Group had produced a series of recommendations on policy. The policy recommendations are inspired by the data gathered from focus groups, as well as by the theoretical reflections on the concept of 'dignity'. This article introduces four core policy recommendations. The first reflects the rights of the older person, the second calls for the removal of ageism and ageist practices, the third concerns the regulatory frameworks needs in service provision and the fourth reflects the welfare entitlements of older people.
Aging with disabilities: ageism and more
- Author:
- SHEETS Debra J.
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 29(3), 2005, pp.37-41.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Older people who also have disabilities find themselves in "double jeopardy" of experiencing prejudice and discrimination, which often lead to difficulty gaining access to needed healthcare and social services. This article examines that situation and suggests what must be done if those who are aging with disabilities are to be better served by the aging and disability service systems in the United States.
Teleshopping for older and disabled people: an evaluation of two pilot trials
- Authors:
- BARLOW James, BREEZE Mary
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 66p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Home shopping is an important aspect of community care services for older and disabled people, but is costly and complex to administer. As social services struggle to find the necessary resources to support them, new approaches involving internet- or phone-based 'teleshopping' services are being explored. This research, designed and tested several models for teleshopping. It has provided new information on user needs, possible teleshopping models, and on technology options and financial and legal issues. An intermediate teleshopping model, for use before internet access becomes widespread, is identified. The project also explored the technology requirements for a more sophisticated internet-based service that might be developed in the future.